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Georgios Karras

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Department of Economics
University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois (United States)
http://www.uic.edu/depts/econ/
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Working papers

  1. João Tovar Jalles & Georgios Karras, 2022. "Volatility and the Current Account: Extending the Evidence," Working Papers REM 2022/0252, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, REM, Universidade de Lisboa.
  2. João Tovar Jalles & Georgios Karras, 2022. "The Trade Effects of Pandemics," Working Papers REM 2022/0214, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, REM, Universidade de Lisboa.
  3. Furceri, Davide & Karras, Georgios, 2010. "Average tax rate cyclicality in OECD countries: A test of three fiscal policy theories," MPRA Paper 22208, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  4. Furceri, Davide & Karras, Georgios, 2010. "Tax Design in the OECD: A test of the Hines-Summers Hypothesis," MPRA Paper 23358, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  5. Stephen G. Cecchetti & Georgios Karras, 1992. "Sources of Output Fluctuations During the Interwar Period: Further Evidence on the Causes of the Great Depression," NBER Working Papers 4049, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

Articles

  1. João Tovar Jalles & Georgios Karras, 2022. "Private and public consumption: substitutes or complements? [Temporary and permanent government spending in an open economy]," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 74(3), pages 805-819.
  2. Loujaina Abdelwahed & Georgios Karras, 2021. "Did 272 billion dollars from China help stabilize business cycle fluctuations in recipient countries?," Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(2), pages 314-358, May.
  3. Georgios Karras, 2020. "Are "Twin Deficits" an Illusion? International Evidence on Fiscal Policy and the Current Account," South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, Association of Economic Universities of South and Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region, vol. 18(2), pages 139-157.
  4. Georgios Karras, 2019. "Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Changes: Evidence from a Sample of OECD Countries," SPOUDAI Journal of Economics and Business, SPOUDAI Journal of Economics and Business, University of Piraeus, vol. 69(3), pages 111-138, July-Sept.
  5. Georgios KARRAS, 2019. "“Twins” Or Just “Siblings”?Budget And Current Account Deficits In Europe, 1870-2013," Applied Econometrics and International Development, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 19(1), pages 33-42.
  6. Karras, Georgios, 2019. "Are “twin deficits” asymmetric? Evidence on government budget and current account balances, 1870–2013," International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 158(C), pages 12-24.
  7. Karras, Georgios, 2017. "Is the relationship between inflation and its volatility asymmetric? US evidence, 1800–2016," The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, Elsevier, vol. 16(C), pages 79-86.
  8. Georgios Karras, 2017. "Can a Higher Inflation Target Reduce Inflation Volatility?," Metroeconomica, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 68(4), pages 777-791, November.
  9. Karras, Georgios, 2017. "When is Lower Inflation less Stable? Evidence from Eight Developing Economies," Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova, vol. 70(3), pages 333-352.
  10. Georgios Karras, 2016. "Macroeconomic Volatility and the Current Account: Evidence from a Panel of OECD Countries," International Economic Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(3), pages 322-338, July.
  11. Georgios Karras, 2015. "Low Inflation vs. Stable Inflation: Evidence from the UK, 1688–2009," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 62(5), pages 505-517, November.
  12. Georgios KARRAS, 2015. "Fiscal Activism In European Regions: Evidence On Fiscal Rules Before And After The Euro," Regional Science Inquiry, Hellenic Association of Regional Scientists, vol. 0(1), pages 21-34, June.
  13. Karras, Georgios, 2014. "Fiscal Policy Spillovers through Trade Openness," Journal of Economic Integration, Center for Economic Integration, Sejong University, vol. 29, pages 563-581.
  14. Georgios Karras, 2014. "Is Fiscal Policy More Effective During Cyclical Downturns?," International Economic Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(2), pages 255-271, June.
  15. Georgios Karras, 2013. "Inflation and the Great Moderation: Evidence from a Large Panel Data Set," International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research (IJBESAR), International Hellenic University (IHU), Kavala Campus, Greece (formerly Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology - EMaTTech), vol. 6(3), pages 7-19, December.
  16. Karras, Georgios, 2013. "Asymmetric effects of monetary policy with or without Quantitative Easing: Empirical evidence for the US," The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, Elsevier, vol. 10(1), pages 1-9.
  17. Georgios Karras, 2012. "Trade openness and the effectiveness of fiscal policy: some empirical evidence," International Review of Economics, Springer;Happiness Economics and Interpersonal Relations (HEIRS), vol. 59(3), pages 303-313, September.
  18. Davide Furceri & Georgios Karras, 2011. "Tax Design in the OECD: A Test of the Hines-Summers Hypothesis," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 37(2), pages 239-247.
  19. Davide Furceri & Georgios Karras, 2011. "Average Tax Rate Cyclicality in OECD Countries: A Test of Three Fiscal Policy Theories," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 77(4), pages 958-972, April.
  20. Georgios Karras, 2011. "From Hero to Zero? The Role of the Euro in the Current Crisis: Theory and some Empirical Evidence," International Advances in Economic Research, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 17(3), pages 300-314, August.
  21. Karras, Georgios, 2011. "Exchange-Rate Regimes and the Effectiveness of Fiscal Policy," Journal of Economic Integration, Center for Economic Integration, Sejong University, vol. 26, pages 29-44.
  22. Georgios Karras, 2010. "REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CONVERGENCE, 1950-2007: Some Empirical Evidence," Regional Science Inquiry, Hellenic Association of Regional Scientists, vol. 0(1), pages 11-24, June.
  23. Karras, Georgios, 2010. "Land and population growth in the Solow growth model: Some empirical evidence," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 109(2), pages 66-68, November.
  24. Karras, Georgios, 2009. "Demographic Change and the Current Account: Theory and Empirical Evidence," The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, Elsevier, vol. 6(1), pages 1-14.
  25. Georgios Karras & Davide Furceri, 2009. "Taxes and Growth in Europe," South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, Association of Economic Universities of South and Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region, vol. 7(2), pages 181-204.
  26. Georgios Karras, 2009. "Economic Growth Convergence in Asia, 1970-2003: Empirical Evidence from the Solow Model," The IUP Journal of Monetary Economics, IUP Publications, vol. 0(3-4), pages 73-84, August.
  27. KARRAS, Georgios, 2008. "GROWTH AND CONVERGENCE, 1950-2003. What Can We Learn from the Solow Model?," Applied Econometrics and International Development, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 8(1), pages 5-18.
  28. Davide Furceri & Georgios Karras, 2008. "Business cycle volatility and country zize :evidence for a sample of OECD countries," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 5(3), pages 1-7.
  29. D. Furceri & G. Karras, 2008. "Business-cycle synchronization in the EMU," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(12), pages 1491-1501.
  30. Davide Furceri & Georgios Karras, 2008. "Is the Middle East an Optimum Currency Area? A Comparison of Costs and Benefits," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 19(4), pages 479-491, September.
  31. Georgios Karras, 2007. "How Productive Are Government Activities? Evidence from a Sample of OECD Countries," Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 53(1), pages 71-86.
  32. Furceri, Davide & Karras, Georgios, 2007. "Country size and business cycle volatility: Scale really matters," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 21(4), pages 424-434, December.
  33. Georgios Karras & Jin‐Man Lee & Hugh Neuburger, 2007. "Unlocking the sources of the apparent episodic stationarity of the P/E ratio," Review of Accounting and Finance, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 6(3), pages 339-348, August.
  34. Georgios Karras, 2007. "Is Africa an Optimum Currency Area? A Comparison of Macroeconomic Costs and Benefits," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 16(2), pages 234-258, March.
  35. Karras, Georgios & Lee, Jin Man & Stokes, Houston, 2006. "Why are postwar cycles smoother? Impulses or propagation?," Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier, vol. 58(5-6), pages 392-406.
  36. Georgios Karras, 2006. "Foreign aid and long-run economic growth: empirical evidence for a panel of developing countries," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 18(1), pages 15-28.
  37. Furceri, Davide & Karras, Georgios, 2006. "Are the new EU members ready for the EURO?: A comparison of costs and benefits," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 28(1), pages 25-38, January.
  38. Karras, Georgios, 2006. "Trade Openness, Economic Size, and Macroeconomic Volatility: Theory and Empirical Evidence," Journal of Economic Integration, Center for Economic Integration, Sejong University, vol. 21, pages 254-272.
  39. Karras, Georgios, 2005. "Is there a yen optimum currency area? Evidence from 18 Asian and Pacific economies," Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier, vol. 17(4), pages 456-469, December.
  40. Karras, Georgios & Lee, Jin Man & Stokes, Houston, 2005. "Sources of exchange-rate volatility: Impulses or propagation?," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 14(2), pages 213-226.
  41. Georgios Karras, 2004. "Trade and Growth in Europe, Evidence from a Panel of 18 Countries," The IUP Journal of Applied Economics, IUP Publications, vol. 0(2), pages 19-30, March.
  42. Karras, Georgios, 2003. "How homogenizing are monetary unions?: Evidence from the U.S. states," The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 14(3), pages 381-397, December.
  43. Karras, Georgios, 2003. "Trade Openness And Economic Growth Can We Estimate The Precise Effect?," Applied Econometrics and International Development, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 3(1).
  44. Karras, Georgios, 2002. "Costs and Benefits of Dollarization: Evidence from North, Central, and South America," Journal of Economic Integration, Center for Economic Integration, Sejong University, vol. 17, pages 502-516.
  45. Georgios Karras, 2001. "Openness to Trade and the Potency of Monetary Policy: How Strong is the Relationship?," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 12(1), pages 61-73, January.
  46. Karras, Georgios & Stokes, Houston H., 2001. "Time-varying criteria for monetary integration: evidence from the EMU," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 10(2), pages 171-185.
  47. Karras , Georgios, 2001. "Is Growth Endogenous or Neoclassical? Evidence from Fifty-Six Countries and Five Continents," Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova, vol. 54(2), pages 203-217.
  48. Karras Georgios, 2001. "Long-Run Economic Growth In Europe: Is It Endogenous Or Neoclassical?," International Economic Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(2), pages 63-76, June.
  49. Georgios Karras, 2000. "Private and Government Employment in the OECD: Productivities and Wages," Economic Notes, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, vol. 29(2), pages 267-279, July.
  50. Georgios Karras & Houston Stokes, 1999. "On the asymmetric effects of money-supply shocks: international evidence from a panel of OECD countries," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(2), pages 227-235.
  51. Georgios Karras, 1999. "Taxes And Growth: Testing The Neoclassical And Endogenous Growth Models," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 17(2), pages 177-188, April.
  52. Karras Georgios, 1999. "Monetary Policy and the Exchange Rate: The Role of Openness," International Economic Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(2), pages 75-88.
  53. Karras, Georgios, 1999. "Openness and the effects of monetary policy," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 18(1), pages 13-26, January.
  54. Karras, Georgios & Stokes, Houston H., 1999. "Why are the effects of money-supply shocks asymmetric? Evidence from prices, consumption, and investment," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 21(4), pages 713-727.
  55. Evans, Paul & Karras, Georgios, 1998. "Liquidity Constraints and the Substitutability between Private and Government Consumption: The Role of Military and Non-military Spending," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 36(2), pages 203-214, April.
  56. Karras, Georgios, 1997. "Is Government Investment Underprovided in Europe? Evidence from a Panel of Fifteen Countries," Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova, vol. 50(2), pages 223-235.
  57. Evans, Paul & Karras, Georgios, 1997. "International integration of capital markets and the cross-country divergence of per capita consumption," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 16(5), pages 681-697, September.
  58. Karras, Georgios, 1997. "On the Optimal Government Size in Europe: Theory and Empirical Evidence," The Manchester School of Economic & Social Studies, University of Manchester, vol. 65(3), pages 280-294, June.
  59. Karras, Georgios, 1997. "Economic Integration and Convergence: Lessons from Asia, Europe and Latin America," Journal of Economic Integration, Center for Economic Integration, Sejong University, vol. 12, pages 419-432.
  60. Evans, Paul & Karras, Georgios, 1996. "Private and government consumption with liquidity constraints," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 15(2), pages 255-266, April.
  61. Karras, Georgios, 1996. "The Optimal Government Size: Further International Evidence on the Productivity of Government Services," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 34(2), pages 193-203, April.
  62. Ayal, Eliezer B. & Karras, Georgios, 1996. "Bureaucracy, investment, and growth," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 51(2), pages 233-239, May.
  63. Karras, Georgios, 1996. "Are the Output Effects of Monetary Policy Asymmetric? Evidence from a Sample of European Countries," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 58(2), pages 267-278, May.
  64. Evans, Paul & Karras, Georgios, 1996. "Do Economies Converge? Evidence from a Panel of U.S. States," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 78(3), pages 384-388, August.
  65. Karras, Georgios, 1996. "Why are the effects of money-supply shocks asymmetric? Convex aggregate supply or "pushing on a string"?," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 18(4), pages 605-619.
  66. Evans, Paul & Karras, Georgios, 1996. "Convergence revisited," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 37(2-3), pages 249-265, April.
  67. Karras, Georgios & Song, Frank, 1996. "Sources of business-cycle volatility: An exploratory study on a sample of OECD countries," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 18(4), pages 621-637.
  68. Karras, Georgios, 1994. "Macroeconomic effects of budget deficits: further international evidence," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 13(2), pages 190-210, April.
  69. Evans, Paul & Karras, Georgios, 1994. "Are Government Activities Productive? Evidence from a Panel of U.S. States," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 76(1), pages 1-11, February.
  70. Evans, Paul & Karras, Georgios, 1994. "Is government capital productive? Evidence from a panel of seven countries," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 16(2), pages 271-279.
  71. Karras, Georgios, 1994. "Sources of business cycles in Europe: 1960-1988. Evidence from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 38(9), pages 1763-1778, December.
  72. Karras, Georgios, 1994. "Sources of Macroeconomic Fluctuations in a Small Open Economy: The Case of Greece," Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova, vol. 47(1), pages 34-50.
  73. Cecchetti, Stephen G & Karras, Georgios, 1994. "Sources of Output Fluctuations during the Interwar Period: Further Evidence on the Causes of the Great Depression," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 76(1), pages 80-102, February.
  74. Karras, Georgios, 1994. "Government Spending and Private Consumption: Some International Evidence," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 26(1), pages 9-22, February.
  75. Karras, Georgios, 1993. "Sources of U.S. macroeconomic fluctuations: 1973-1989," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 15(1), pages 47-68.
  76. Evans, Paul & Karras, Georgios, 1993. "Do standards of living converge? : Some cross-country evidence," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 43(2), pages 149-155.
  77. Karras, Georgios, 1993. "Employment and Output Effects of Government Spending: Is Government Size Important?," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 31(3), pages 354-369, July.
  78. Karras, Georgios, 1992. "Investigation of the long-run Quantity Theory of Money relationship," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 1(2), pages 159-168.
  79. Chiswick, Carmel U. & Chiswick, Barry R. & Karras, Georgios, 1992. "The impact of immigrants on the macroeconomy," Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Elsevier, vol. 37(1), pages 279-316, December.

Chapters

  1. Georgios Karras, 2013. "Economic and Monetary Integration in Europe: Evidence on Fiscal and Current Account Effects," Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management, in: Elias G. Carayannis & George M. Korres (ed.), European Socio-Economic Integration, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 27-41, Springer.

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  1. NEP-ACC: Accounting and Auditing (2) 2010-04-24 2010-06-26
  2. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (2) 2010-04-24 2022-02-21
  3. NEP-PBE: Public Economics (2) 2010-04-24 2010-06-26
  4. NEP-CWA: Central and Western Asia (1) 2022-02-21
  5. NEP-INT: International Trade (1) 2022-02-21
  6. NEP-OPM: Open Economy Macroeconomics (1) 2023-01-02
  7. NEP-PUB: Public Finance (1) 2010-06-26

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